Transitional housing
A stable home for the transition from care.
Leaving care should come with suitable accommodation, trusted support and opportunities to build an independent life. Housing needs to be planned alongside practical skills, education, employment and the relationships that help a young person sustain progress.
The picture in England
Earlier housing planning also matters.
In semi independent accommodation at 18
Care leavers aged 18 in England living in semi independent transitional accommodation in 2025.
Outside education, employment or training
Care leavers aged 19 to 21 in 2025, compared with an estimated 15% of all young people of the same age.
Already homeless when assessed
Households recorded with care leaver support needs entering England’s homelessness system in 2023 to 2024.
Sources: Department for Education, Children looked after in England including adoptions, reporting year 2025. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Statutory homelessness in England, financial year 2023 to 2024. The homelessness figure covers households approaching homelessness services, not all care leavers.
Our proposed approach
Accommodation and support, planned together.
Inkfish Homes aims to work with housing, leaving care and commissioning teams to develop transitional provision around identified needs. Our proposed approach includes accommodation close enough to enable coordinated support, while preserving personal space, privacy and independence.
Each scheme would have clear arrangements for accommodation, support, safeguarding and planned moves into longer term housing.
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